The Fremont Energy Center includes two natural gas combined-cycle combustion turbines and a steam turbine capable of producing 544MW of load-following capacity and 163MW of peaking capacity.
The company had previously said it would extend the plant’s construction schedule through 2012 in response to the slowing economy and lower electricity demand. With the changes in construction scheduling, the company now estimates that it will cost approximately $200m to complete the plant.
Gary Leidich, executive vice president of FirstEnergy and president of FirstEnergy Generation, said: “Completing construction of the Fremont Energy Center in 2010, as originally announced, helps support the economy now by bringing jobs to the region and positions us to respond to our customers’ future electricity needs as the economy recovers.”
The partially complete plant, located in Fremont, Ohio, was purchased from Calpine in January 2008. The company also recently introduced Powering Our Communities, a program to provide funding to communities and long-term electric generation price savings for customers.
